Urban warfare training draws eyes to skies in city: The helicopters belong to the U.S. Special Operations Command, an elite and secretive military unit based in Florida that is winding up two weeks of training in Minneapolis and St. Paul on Saturday. Police in both cities warned the public ahead of time, but the exercise still produced plenty of gawking and talking from those on the ground. (Randy Furst)

Court says Minneapolis school district can't exclude religious club: The Child Evangelism Fellowship of Minnesota, a club that met in a Minneapolis school, won a court victory against the school district when a federal Appeals Court determined the district could not exclude the club from its after-school activities program. (Steve Brandt)

Bids are in on Vikings stadium project: Five national architectural and engineering firms, including the company that designed new homes for the Minnesota Twins, Wild and University of Minnesota football team, have submitted renderings and plans for a new $975 million Vikings stadium. (Richard Meryhew)